THE OFFICIAL E-NEWSLETTER OF THE CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE

www.cesboard.gov.ph FEBRUARY 2011 Vol. 3 No. 02

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NUCESO Governing Board charts strategic directions

The Governing Board of the Na-

tional Union of CESOs (NUCESO)

conducted its team building cum

strategic planning exercise last Feb-

ruary 3-4, 2011 at the Elizabeth

Hotel in Baguio City. Spearheaded

by its President, DENR Assistant

Secretary Corazon Davis, the Board

formulated a draft vision and mis-

sion statement for NUCESO, iden-

tified proposed priority policies and

programs to serve the needs of its

members, and created working

committees tasked to implement

these programs.

NUCESO’s draft vision state-

ment, encapsulates its image of an

ideal CESO while its draft mission

statement articulates the core

values of the organization. The

vision statement reads: “*Catalyst

of nation-building, exemplar of

public governance, champion of

community transformation”. The

draft mission statement, on the

other hand, reads: “We fulfill the

aspirations of career executive

officers to maintain pride in public

service, demonstrate exemplary

stewardship and promote integrity.

We uphold the rights, promote the

welfare and uplift morale of CESO

through responsive programs.”

Morale and welfare promotion,

capacity enhancement; and policy

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Executive Director Tonette Allones facilitates the conduct of NUCESO’s visioning exercise.

CES Bill gains ground in Congress

With the sincere effort to

promote careerism and the profes-

sionalization of the third level or

the Career Executive Service (CES)

of the Philippine bureaucracy, the

Senate started to deliberate Senate

Bill No. 2671 entitled “An Act

Strengthening the Career Executive

Service” authored by Committee on

Civil Service and Government

Reorganization Chairman Senator

Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV,

Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr.

and Senator Manuel “Lito” M.

Lapid.

The CES Bill under Senate Bill

No. 2671 provides for the coverage

of the executive and managerial

positions in the third level of the

career service in the Executive

Branch.

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DUTCH scholarships now open for application

The Netherlands Fellowship

Programme (NFP), a scholarship

program for mid-career profes-

sionals in all fields, is now

accepting applications. Interested

applicants may directly apply to

the Netherlands Organization for

International Cooperation in

Higher Education or NUFFIC,

upon receipt of a probationary

acceptance from a university or

institute in The Netherlands.

Applicants are required to

submit either a digital application

online or a paper application form

to be sent by mail. Application

forms may be downloaded at the

www.nuffic.nl/nfp.

Deadlines for accepting appli-

cations online vary from the dead-

lines for accepting paper applica-

tions. Applications are required to

be endorsed to NUFFIC by the

department secretary, agency head

or any authorized representative

as the government nominating au-

thority. Local government unit

(LGU) officials and employees

also need to secure the Department

of the Interior and Local Govern-

ment (DILG)--- Local Government

Academy’s endorsement.

February 2011 CES News

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CES Bill… �1

The proposed CES Bill also

created the Career Executive

Service Board and the Office of

the Career Executive Service

(OCES) that will serve as the

Board’s Secretariat. It shall be

headed by an Executive Director,

with the rank of Undersecretary,

who shall be assisted by a Direc-

tor V with the rank of Assistant

Secretary.

With the continuous progress of

the CES Bill, Senator Miriam

Defensor-Santiago introduced four

(4) individual amendments on

February 22, 2011:

(1) CES Coverage --- Sen. Santi-

ago proposed that the CES should

cover executive and managerial

positions in the Executive Branch

who are presidential appointees

and those who are occupying

positions above division chiefs

performing managerial and execu-

tive functions who are not

Presidential appointees.

(2) Control and Supervision of

the CSC over the CESB --- While

she believes that the CSC being

the “central personnel agency of

the government” has the plenary

power on personnel matters, putting

the CESB under its control and

supervision might be cumbersome

and tasking too much on the

CSC, since control and supervision

means that the CSC has to look

into the day to day activities of

CESB that would add to the

gargantuan task of administering

the entire human resources of

government and CSC requires all

the help it can muster. She therefore

proposed that the CESB will

still be under the supervision of

CSC whose action may be reviewed

motu proprio by the CSC. How-

ever, inaction on the part of the

CSC after the lapse of the period

to review will make the action or

decision of

the CESB effective.

(3) Creation of a Reviewing

Body --- Sen. Santiago suggested

the creation by the CSC of a re-

viewing body that will cause every

three (3) years thereafter from the

effectivity of the CES law, the con-

duct of management audit, perform-

ance evaluation and inspection to

determine compliance of the Board

and OCES with the proposed bill.

(4) Budget Allocation --- Lastly,

Sen. Santiago proposed that a

certain amount as may be necessary

be appropriated from the National

Treasury which shall be included

in the annual appropriations as a

separate item under the CSC.

According to Sen. Trillanes,

Chair of the Senate Committee on

Civil Service, the amendments

proposed by Sen. Santiago will be

referred to the committee for

its consideration. Relative to this,

a Technical Working Group com-

posed of representatives from

CESB, CSC and the staff of Sen.

Santiago and Sen. Franklin Drilon

will be convened to harmonize

the individual amendments intro-

duced by the concerned Senators.

In the House of Representatives,

four (4) Bills on the CES are

being deliberated upon in the

Committee on Civil Service and

Professional Regulations. They are

authored by Representative Amado

S. Bagatsing (House Bill No.

225); Representative Juan Edgardo

M. Angara (House Bill No. 483);

Representatives Rufus B. Rodri-

guez and Maximo B. Rodriguez,

Jr. (House Bill No. 2947); and

Representative Rene Lopez Relam-

pagos (House Bill No. 3740).

February 2011 CES News

CES Club Power Dressing goes to Mindanao

More than 60 participants

attended another enjoyable and

informative CES Club event on

Power Dressing conducted last

February 15, 2011 at the Grand

Men Seng Hotel in Davao City.

CESB Executive Director Maria

Anthonette V. Allones, in her

welcome remarks, shared her hope

for a fun-filled and enjoyable learn-

ing and networking activity through

the CES Club. CES Club is a

program of the CESB that promotes

holistic development of CES

Officials by offering learning

activities on topics that are not

within the usual leadership and

management context, but are like-

wise important in their personal and

professional development.

The CES Club Event on power

dressing in Davao City is a rerun of

a well-appreciated conduct in

Manila last year.

Ms. Gwenn Albaracin, the

President and Chief Executive

Officer of the Center for

Pop Music Philippines, shared

relevant principles on dressing

that compliments one’s personal

competence and projects strong

work ethics. She emphasized that

power dressing entails not only

polishing one’s grooming, personal

style and wardrobe but also

refining one’s manner and

speech and achieving elegance and

poise.

CESB briefs DENR IV-A on CES policies and programs

CESB Executive Director Maria

Anthonette V. Allones conducted a

briefing on current CES policies

and programs to the Career

Executive Service (CES) officials

and employees of the Department

of Environment and Natural

Resources (DENR) Region IV-A in

cooperation with its Regional

Executive Director Nilo B. Tamoria

during the DENR Regional

Management Conference and

Reprogramming of 2011 on

February 24, 2011.

During the event, ED Allones

presented the policies and rigorous

processes that applicants have

tohurdle in order to acquire the CES

eligibility and how to be appointed

to CES Ranks. She enumerated the

various human resource manage-

ment programs of the CESB that

the participants could attend to once

they become members of the CES

community.

ED Allones encouraged the

attendees to undergo the CES

eligibility examination process and

plan their career path in the

government. She also expressed her

optimism that the DENR

management, under the leadership

of Secretary Ramon JP. Paje,

CESO I, will definitely support the

placement of “deserving” CESOs

and CESEs in the various CES

positions in the DENR.

ED Allones concluded her talk

by acknowledging the DENR IV-A

for the opportunity to advocate the

CESB programs and projects as part

of its strong commitment in the

furtherance of excellence and

careerism in the third level of the

career service.

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February 2011 CES News

CESB conducts Fellowship and Information Session with HR Champions

CESB Executive Director Maria Anthonette V. Allones, CESO I, shares to the

44 HR Champions various updates on CES Policies and Executive Development

Programs on February 10 at the DENR Social Hall.

The Career Executive Service

Board (CESB), in partnership

with the Department of Environ-

ment and Natural Resources

(DENR) conducted a Fellowship

Lunch and Information Session on

CES Policies and Executive Devel-

opment Programs with Human

Resource Managers and CES

Coordinators last February 10, 2011

at the DENR Social Hall.

The Fellowship Lunch and

Information Session is a continuing

activity of the CESB that aims to

revitalize ties with HR Managers

and champions in various govern-

ment agencies. It also provides

participants with updates on the

Career Executive Service (CES)

policies and executive development

programs.

National Union of Career

Executive Service Off icers

(NUCESO) President and DENR

Assistant Secretary Corazon C.

Davis welcomed the forty-four

(44) participants. The activity was

graciously hosted by the DENR.

Executive Director Anthonette

Allones presented the updates on

policies and executive development

programs. During the open forum,

ED Allones clarified that the CESB

follows the recent Supreme Court

decision in the PCSO vs. CSC

and Court of Appeals case, which

declared that the CES covers

presidential appointees only. Rele-

vant to this, ED Allones encouraged

the participants to provide inputs on

the CES Bill being deliberated upon

in Congress.

In the same forum, Deputy

Executive Director Arturo M.

Lachica presented the proposed

modifications on the CESPES. He

elucidated the current status of

the CESPES and the various issues

gathered during its three-year

implementation. He also pointed

out the plan to redesign the

CESPES, align it with the six (6)

CES core competencies, and

eventually allow the raters to rate

the CES officials online.

The participants provided their

insights on the proposed modifica-

tions. They said that the CESPES

must be “simple” and should

highlight the contributions of the

CES officials to the attainment of

the national goals and promote

accountability in public service.

Some participants already commit-

ted themselves to help in the modi-

fication of the CESPES.

Deputy Executive Director Art Lachica, CESO II, discusses the proposed

CESPES enhancements with HR Champions.

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February 2011 CES News

2011 C.I.R.C.L.E. Forum in Baguio City

Ninety officials gathered for the

inaugural session of the CES

C.I.R.C.L.E. Forum for 2011 last

February 4 at the Hotel Elizabeth.

Set amidst the freezing Baguio cli-

mate with temperatures dropping as

low as 9.5 degrees celcius, forum

participants were treated to warm

presentations by eminent personali-

ties and experts on climate change,

information and communications

technology (ICT) and governance.

With the theme: “Unang Hirit:

ICT in Risk Reduction and Cli-mate Change Adaptation”, the fo-

rum underscored the value of ICT

in mitigating risks arising from

natural, man-made, industrial or

other types of disasters. Director

Renato U. Solidum, Jr. of PHI-

VOLCS spoke on the serious ef-

fects of climate change on health,

agriculture, water resources,

coastal areas and on various spe-

cies. He also presented the tech-

nologies that are being used to

mitigate/ adapt to this phenome-

non, among these are: Rapid

Earthquake Damage Assessment

System (REDAS 1.0), Telemetry

Earthquake Monitoring System,

Hydrometeorologic Hazard Moni-

toring System, and the various in-

formation and communication tech-

nology warning tools such as tele-

phone, short messaging system

(SMS), cell broadcasting, satellite

radio, and internet. The govern-

ment also maintains a disaster miti-

gation and information portal and a

website for information Hazard

Maps.

Diplomat, former Senator and

current Eastern Regional Organiza-

tion for Public Administration

(EROPA) Secretary General

Orlando S. Mercado gave the

keynote address. Climate change

and governance, according to Sec

Gen Mercado, is “not just about the

weather and the environment”, it

involves having a vision, account-

ability, transparency, rule of law,

and empowerment – equipping the

people with the information and

knowledge to prepare for the ill

effects of climate change. Climate

change is not just an environmental

issue, it encompasses economics,

politics and governance. Mitigation

and adaptation measures should not

only be at the tactical but at the

strategic level as well. Appropriate

legislation and execution is needed.

Department of Finance Director

IV Alexander M. Arevalo served as

the forum chair. He capped the

presentations by stating that climate

change is everybody’s busi-

ness. One must look at the environ-

mental issue as an ecosystem – in

its totality and varied and compet-

ing dimensions. All it needs is for

CESOs to “walk the talk”. To-

gether, they can make a difference.

The CES C.I.R.C.L.E. Forum

is a monthly learning session

conducted by the CESB for CESOs

and eligibles. C.I.R.C.L.E stands

for Creative Innovations and Re-

forms for Committed Leadership

and Effectiveness. By its name, it

seeks to provide a platform for

thought leaders, subject matter ex-

perts and public service exemplars

to dialogue with our career service

officers and to share lessons and

experiences in the hope of sustain-

ing our collective inspiration to

improve governance.

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February 2011 CES Community

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ADZHAR AIDARUS ALBANI Director III (Acting Regional

Director)

Philippine Drug Enforcement

Agency

VICENTE JOSE MARFORI ANGELES Deputy Register of Deeds IV

Land Registration Authority

ANDRE BADAJOS ATEGA Provincial Agrarian Reform

Officer II

Department of Agrarian Reform

TEOGENES FLORES BALUMA Director IV

Department of Health—Center

for Health Development for

Mindanao

IAN ALAMAR BRIONES Vice president III

Trade and Investment

Development Corporation of

the Philippines

WILFREDO ESCALONA CABRAL Schools Division

Superintendent

Department of Education

MARY ANN SORIANO CANONIZADO Provincial Health Officer I

Provincial Health Office of

Apayao

MYRNA TARONGOY CASTAÑOS Assistant Schools

Superintendent

Department of Education

ANGELITO NACPIL CREENCIA Chief Social Insurance Officer

Philippine Health Insurance

Corporation

JUAN MIGUEL TRASMONTE CUNA Acting Director III

Environmental Management

Bureau - DENR

BEN-ALI BALT DECAMPONG Community Environment and

Natural Resources Officer

Department of Environment and

Natural Resources

MA. CORAZON ZAFRA DEL MUNDO Municipal Environment and

Natural Resources Officer

LGU, Imus, Cavite

MELCHOR BIGLETE DIZON Director IV

Philippine Overseas

Employment Administration

LILIBETH ALBINO FAMACION Director III/ Asst. Reg. Director

Department of the Interior and

Local Government

ROMAN ALOÑA FELIX Police Senior Superintendent

Philippine National Police

JESSIE DANCEL FERRER Assistant Schools Division

Superintendent

Department of Education

ROMELITO GUANZON FLORES Education Supervisor I

Department of Education -

North Cotabato Division

LIBERTAD PAMATIAN GARCIA Chief Education Program

Specialist

Commission on Higher

Education

ARIEL ODOÑO IGLESIA Local Government Operations

Officer VIII

Department of the Interior and

Local Government

GERARDINE ABELLA JAMORA Mediator - Arbiter

Department of Labor and

Employment

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CARMELO ENRIQUE BACAS LIBOT Local Government Operations

Officer V

Department of the Interior and

Local Government

JOVIE OCAMPO MORATA Technical Assistant with the

rank of Director III

Office of the Presidential

Assistant for Bicol MODESTO GUISADO MEMBREVE Division Manager A

National Irrigation

Administration

ELIZABETH VICTORIA MEDINA NAVARRO Legal Officer IV

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

SANNY BOY OSORIO OROPEL Engineer V/ District Engineer

Department of Public Works

and Highways

VENANCIO DAJAO PANTINOPLE, JR. Principal Engineer A

National Transmission

Corporation

ARIEL BAUTISTA PEÑA Department Manager II

Development Bank of the

Philippines

ROWENA CANDICE MACALI RUIZ Director III

Department of Budget and

Management

EDGARDO CAGUINTAS SERVIENTO Manager

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

CHRISTIANNE CASTILLEJOS SUGUITAN Provincial Agrarian Reform

Officer II

DA Regional Office I

NILO BARRAMEDA TAMORIA Director IV

Department of Environment and

Natural Resources

MA. CELESTE MARQUEZ VALDERRAMA Director IV

Department of Labor and

Employment

JOYCE SAYSON WENDAM Director III (Assistant Regional

Director)

Department of Agriculture

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and institutional reform advocacy

were among the top priorities

named by the Governing Board.

These priorities, however, are

still subject for peer review and

finalization after planned consul-

tations with various regional

and national government agency

chapters.

Davis was assisted by the

NUCESO Executive Vice

President, DAR Undersecretary

Rosalina Bistoyong. Those who

attended the session were regional

presidents Washington Agustin

(NUCESO - Region 1), Milagros

Rimando (CV - ACE-Region 2),

Severino Santos (STARS - Re-

gion IV - A), Blandino Maceda

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(REDIRAS-Region 5), Ponciano

Ligutom (REAWESMIN - Region

9), Achilles Gerard Bravo (ARENA

-Region 11) and Alikhan Maro-

hombsar (ARDE - Region 12) along

with national government agency

association presidents/ representa-

tives Anneli Lontoc (DOTC) and

Enrique Tayag (DOH). Also in

attendance were NEDA Director

Lynette Bautista who represented

Remegio Mercado (CLARO-

Region 3) and NAPOLCOM

Director Yolanda Lira.

CESB Executive Director

Maria Anthonette Allones served as

session facilitator, assisted by Ms.

Imelda Guanzon of CESB and Ms.

Diane Noble of DENR.

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February 2011 CES Community

A Paragon of ExcellenceA Paragon of ExcellenceA Paragon of ExcellenceA Paragon of Excellence

MATB topnotcher and outstanding CESO awardee USEC Fortunato Dela Peña embodies the CESO brand of excellence. Proving to everyone that topping the MATB in 2001 was no fluke, DOST Undersecretary

Fortunato T. Dela Peña continues to blaze trails in his multi-faceted career as an academician,

scientist and public manager.

Beating all comers to top the first stage of the CES examination process (then known as the Management

Aptitude Test Battery or MATB) with an impressive rating of 90.83 where only 253 out of 560 executives passed,

Dela Pena was also among the select few awarded with the first batch of Outstanding Career Executive Officers

trophies in 2005.

A CESO I, Dela Pena is now a professor of industrial engineering at the University of the Philippines in Diliman

on secondment to the Department of Science and Technology as Undersecretary for Scientific and Technical

Services.

In 2001 to 2004, he was the Chairman of the e-Government Committee under the Information Technology and e

-Commerce Council. His technical expertise was also solicited in designing the roadmap towards e-governance in

the country in collaboration with the Department of Transportation and Communications.

Another significant contribution of Dela Peña in the field of science and technology is the PICWIN (PAGASA

Philippine Interactive Climate Weather Information Network), an information system that provides direct public

access to PAGASA frontline services. It creates an easy access to weather forecasts through the PAGASA website or

mobile phone services such as text requests, MMS downloads, WAP, and GPRS access.

For his commitment to excellence and his outstanding accomplishments, Dela Peña will always be recognized

as a luminary in the scientific community, academe and public service and a source of pride and inspiration to

members of the CES community.

This AntiThis AntiThis AntiThis Anti----Drug Lieutenant is a CES Eligible Drug Lieutenant is a CES Eligible Drug Lieutenant is a CES Eligible Drug Lieutenant is a CES Eligible

Dr. Garcia, anti-drug advocate, works hard to realize his dream of a drug-free Philippines. It is the firm conviction of Rommel L. Garcia M.D., a CES eligible and Undersecretary of

the Dangerous Drugs Board, that we can shape our own communities to become drug-free if we are armed with the

requisite knowledge, commitment and hard work in the battle against prohibited drugs.

His anti-drug advocacy started when as a Rural Health Physician in Angeles City, Pampanga, he organized

various medical missions including those where he lectured on the evils of drug abuse in the different schools and

barangays in Region III. With his sincere commitment to help the needy, he was awarded by the Civil Service

Commission with the Lingkod Bayan in 2001. He was also nominated to the Bayaning Pilipino Award of ABS-CBN

and cited by the International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association for his outstanding accomplishment in the

field of narcotic law enforcement

Dr. Garcia served as the youngest Director of Gabay Diwa Drug Rehabilitation, a regional drug rehabilitation

center in Central Luzon. He likewise founded the KAPATID (Kapanalig Drug Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc.),

which provides counseling and rehabilitation services to drug dependents and drug abusers in Pampanga and

neighboring communities and the KAPANALIG (Kabataan Para sa Nagkakaisang Laban sa Ipinagbabawal na

Gamot), a school-based organization of students that seeks to fight drug abuse in school campuses.

With the help and support of everyone in the community and with his unrelenting drive against prohibited

drugs, Dr. Garcia’s dream of a drug-free Philippines hopefully will be realized sooner than later.

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February 2011 CES Community

Changing Mindsets, Saving LivesChanging Mindsets, Saving LivesChanging Mindsets, Saving LivesChanging Mindsets, Saving Lives

A 2005 awardee of the Search for Outstanding Career Executive Officers, Serafin Barretto was responsible for the paradigm shift from “rehabilitation” to “reintegration” in jail management and penology. Serafin P. Barretto, Jr. is the Jail Chief Superintendent of the Bureau of Jail Management and

Penology (BJMP) Regional Office – National Capital Region (NCR). He is a decorated police official whose

natural proclivity to associate words and create captivating slogans and acronyms for his projects is well-known.

Barretto is one of the proponents of Bawal ang PANGIT sa BJMP (P.A.N.G.I.T. stands for Paglabag sa Karapatan ng Bilanggo, Abusado sa Tungkulin, Nangbabakul o Nangingikil, Gumon sa Mga Bisyo, Instigador Ng Gulo, at Tamad), a program aimed at freeing the Bureau from misfits and scalawags.

Another significant achievement is his “pre-integration referral system”, which aims to help inmates to be

equipped with sufficient knowledge and skills in order to cope with the outside world upon their release. He

believes that “reintegration” is more suitable for inmates rather than “rehabilitation” because only a few are

eventually convicted of crimes they have been accused of. The referral system also known as PA-RELEASE-ME

provides detainees who have been released with a support system where they are referred to an appropriate

government service depending on their need. Once released from detention the referral system also enables the

person to be referred to groups that can help sustain his commitment to a better life.

Being in the police service was a childhood ambition of Barretto. As a police officer, it was his dream to institute

a system that will effectively help the inmates to be reintegrated to the mainstream of society as God-fearing,

productive and law-abiding citizens and help instill in his subordinates an “entrepreneurial spirit” without conflict

to their duties as public servants.

Institutionalizing Good GovernanceInstitutionalizing Good GovernanceInstitutionalizing Good GovernanceInstitutionalizing Good Governance

NEDA Director is credited for pioneering systems that promote good governance.

Leonardo N. Quitos, Jr., CESO II, is the Regional Director of the National Economic and

Development Authority (NEDA) in Region I. An expert in instituting systems and frameworks in the bureaucracy,

Quitos proves that innovation is key to institutionalizing good and effective governance.

Quitos is the man behind the framework for operationalizing the International Labour Organization’s (ILO)

Minimum Wage Convention No. 131, which pioneered the use of indicators in wage-setting. As a result of this

innovation, the adjustment of the minimum wage was simplified and the tension usually associated with the

controversial process has been eased.

Another of his significant contributions is the institutionalization and expansion of the Regional Project

Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES), which is a way of ensuring that projects and programs undertaken by

regional line agencies and government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) are on track.

Quitos also established the Coastal Resource Management Program (CRMP) – Ilocos Coast. One of the hallmarks

of the program is its vigorous capacity-building component which established a pool of coastal resource

management experts from the provincial down to the municipal level.

With his numerous accomplishments, he was given the PAGASA Award by the Civil Service Commission in

2004 and was recognized by the CESB as one of the Outstanding Career Executive Officers in 2005.

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